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Legislative Update: Session adjourns with major bills passed in education, health Joey Hensley The Tennessee General Assembly adjourned the 2021 legislative session on May 5 after acting on major bills to increase scholarship opportunities for students and help turn around struggling schools.   The year began with passage of landmark legislation in a special session to boost student literacy and to recover learning losses suffered in one of the most turbulent school years in state history due to the pandemic. The regular legislative session saw action to strengthen Tennessee’s economic re...

Legislators and lobbyists have packed up and headed out of Helena, but the work of the 67th Montana Legislature is not yet complete. Governor Greg Gianforte has up to ten business days to sign, veto or ignore the bills that have reached his desk to determine the full fate of the session. Still, it’s safe to say the 2021 Montana Legislative Session was favorable for Montana’s farmers and ranchers. Of the 69 bills we tracked closely which were tied directly to member-generated policy, around 50 have reached their final destinations in our favor so far. Here’s a rundown of the big...

Joey Hensley It has been busy on Capitol Hill during the week of April 19 with Tennessee lawmakers acting on some of the most important bills of this legislative session. With the closure of two more Senate Committees, action for the remainder of the 2021 legislative session will shift to the Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee, which considers all legislation that affects the state budget, and the Senate floor, as bills pass final consideration. Transparency of foreign influence on state college and university campuses State senators voted to provide greater transparency regarding for...

2:53 KBBI's Kathleen Gustafson reporting on District 31 Representative Sarah Vance's votes in the Alaska House of Representatives for the week beginning April 18, 2021. In the Alaska House of Representatives this week, House Bill  169  passed. The bill seeks to fund the State's school districts before the rest of the budget is complete.  HB 169 will also determine education funding over two years, instead of year to year, funding K-12 education in Alaska through June 30, 2023. Funding schools for two years and ahead of the budget will mean that school districts can operate without issuing ...

Unemployment insurance bill will increase tax burden for Vermont businesses Without legislative intervention, Vermont businesses will experience an enormous increase in the unemployment insurance tax rate as a result of COVID-19-related claims. A Senate committee has passed a bill to delay that increase, but at the same time also voted to add significant new benefits that will further increase costs to employers. The Unemployment Trust Fund is paid through a UI tax on business owners. Pre-COVID, the fund had a robust $500 million balance. The tax is calculated in five schedule rates, with Sch...